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Discuss!! A Yahoo Answers Clone
Version: 1.4.0, by Christos Teriakis Christos Teriakis is offline
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Category: Major Additions - Version: 4.2.0 Rating:
Released: 04-16-2012 Last Update: 06-03-2012 Installs: 67
DB Changes Uses Plugins Auto-Templates
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Discuss!!
A Yahoo Answers Clone


Compatible with 4.2.0
but you must download the file Disucss_1_4_0.zip


1. Why we need a discussion mod

Maybe sounds crazy to have a powerfull forum and to install this AddOn. But this is not true. I do agree that vB has tons of features for any type of discussions. But from the other point Yahoo Answers (and dozens of similars sites) became famous, because they offer a simple way to users to get replies. Short questions, with a couple of replies. Why to go in a complicated system for this? And why to add dozens of extra categories, subcategories etc etc, just for this? This is the reason that you need it.

2.- How it works?

Very simple, so easy to use by novice users too. A member is posting a question in any of your categories (unlimited level are supporting) and then is waiting other members to post a reply. Reads the replies, chooses the best and that's all. There is no need for discussion here.





3.- Installation
  1. Download, unzip and upload all files from the "upload" folder where your vb installation is (you can't install in different directory).
  2. Goto you admincp and import the product-discuss.xml
  3. That's all
4.- Configuration





Configuration is very easy and is like all other addons here. You need to follow the steps below, and soon you'll be ready:
  1. First of all goto Usergroup permissions and set what each usergroup can do or not do.
  2. Goto Discuss General setting, check the default values and change them if you want
  3. PM Templates. I believe that the predefinied text is ok for most of you. But if you want you can change them. Please don't touce the variables (anything inside {}). The available variables are:
    1. {questiontitle} : Title with link
    2. {questiontitle_nolink} : As above but without link
    3. {category} : Category name with link
    4. {category_nolink} : Category without link
    5. {questionowner} : The author's username with link
    6. {questionowner_nolink} : As above, no link
    7. {description} : 200 chars from the question body
    8. {username} : This is the "To:" value. eg Dear {username},
    9. {postdate_short} : Post date in format that you've set as long dates
    10. {postdate_long} : Same as above in long date format
    11. {signature} : Anything that you've set in your settings
  4. Last step is to set your categories.
5.- Copyright

In the footer of each page there is a link back to my site vBulletON.com. Even if it easy to remove it, please avoid doing it. Respect if you want to be respected. That's the only that I can say.

6.- PRO version

Currently there is no one. I don't use to build an addon, and then remove 90% of its features to make a free version. No. This is all that I've done. Sure there are dozens of more features that I can add. If I see that this mod becomes popular then I'll add them but as commercial version.

7.- Live Demo

http://www.christeris.com/testvb4/discuss.php

Login:
demouser1 / demopass1
demouser2 / demopass2
demouser3 / demopass3

Enjoy
Chris

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Version 1.2.0 has the following changes:
  1. discuss.css file moved to templating system as discuss.css template. From now on any changes must be done on that template and not on the file.
Da-Vinci...

How does this change affect your post here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=52

Thanks ....

Regards,
Doug
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How Do you mark a Question as Resolved??
In question view page, in the section of Answers. Any answer (NOT BELONGING TO AUTHOR), has a button "Best Answer". Click it and that's all. If you want to cancel it, then you need to go to "My Questions", find the question in the list, and select "Re-Open". This will cancel your previous selection.

Chris
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So we have to register to view the live demo.
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So we have to register to view the live demo.
No.. There are 3 demo accounts to check it. See my main post.

Chris
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In question view page, in the section of Answers. Any answer (NOT BELONGING TO AUTHOR), has a button "Best Answer". Click it and that's all. If you want to cancel it, then you need to go to "My Questions", find the question in the list, and select "Re-Open". This will cancel your previous selection.

Chris

Thanks Chris Superb Work on this mod
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Should there be a TAB for "Solved" besides the ones for "Just Asked" and "Most Replied"?

Thanks ..

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Should there be a TAB for "Solved" besides the ones for "Just Asked" and "Most Replied"?

Thanks ..

Regards,
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Step by step I just released it for vB3. A good way to remember the old good days:erm:

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Step by step I just released it for vB3. A good way to remember the old good days:erm:

Chris

Thank you ..

I'll watch for it here ..

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Problem 1: With Sub-Categories !

First, I would like to mention, this is an excellent mod. I like it.

Now to the problem. When there are sub-categories inside the main-category;

Ex.
1st Main Category
>> 10 Sub Categories

On /discuss.php ->
5 Sub-Categories are are shown below the Main Category, rest are shown as (.......)
That's good as all the sub's wont be cluttering.



When I click the Main Category, It redirects to the 5th Sub-Category.
When I click any other Sub-Categories, It redirects to the Home page (CMS).

Note: Using VBSEO. In the previous posts I read ChrisTERiS mentioning about vbseo (license).

Problem 2: Sidebar !

Pl refer the screenshot - Top Margin, Center, Right Padding ..



Found Solution for Problem 2: (for my theme)

Remove:

Code:
#sidebar_container {
    float: right;
    margin-bottom: 3em;
    padding: 17px 0;
    width: 270px;
}

#sidebar_container > ul {
    background: url("images/gradients/top-highlight.png") repeat-x scroll left top #F1F1F1;
    border: 1px solid #C1C1C1;
    border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 #C8C8C8;
    float: left;
    width: 99%;
}

#sidebar_container .underblock {
width: 250px;
}
Add:

Code:
#sidebar_container .blockbody {
padding: 10px;
width: 228px;
}
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Problem 1: With Sub-Categories !

First, I would like to mention, this is an excellent mod. I like it.

Now to the problem. When there are sub-categories inside the main-category;

Ex.
1st Main Category
>> 10 Sub Categories

On /discuss.php ->
5 Sub-Categories are are shown below the Main Category, rest are shown as (.......)
That's good as all the sub's wont be cluttering.
To be honest, is the first time that I didn't checked the categories/subcategories functionallity as the code is the same in all my mods and works for years. I'll do a check and I'll come back with a fix if I find something wrong there.

Chris
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